π Piscis Austrini (pi Piscis Austrini)

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:32 | Tran: 5:05 | Set: 12:35

Alt: -24.48° Az: 193.03° Direction: South-West

π Piscis Austrini is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus.

π Piscis Austrini visual magnitude is 5.11. Because of its faintness, π Piscis Austrini is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of π Piscis Austrini (pi Piscis Austrini) star

DSS2 image of π Piscis Austrini. The red arrow shows the motion of π Piscis Austrini during the next 10000 years (12.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 13.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 04m 53s

Declination -34° 36’ 42”

Hour Angle 11h 02m 14s

Sidereal Time 10h 07m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 03m 29s

Declination -34° 44’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 7.99°

Galactic Latitude -65.72°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.11

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 2.83

Spectral Type F0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.29

Temperature 7526K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where π Piscis Austrini is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of π Piscis Austrini. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

π Piscis Austrini is distant 93.20 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 28.59

Distance (light year) 93.20

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.076 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.08"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation π Piscis Austrini
(pi Piscis Austrini)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD217792

SAO Catalogue SAO214275

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP113860

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3515630

Gliese Catalogue Gl 886.2

FK5 Catalogue 1601

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Pi PsA

Visibility from Your Location

Today's π Piscis Austrini (pi Piscis Austrini) rise, transit and set times from Howick, South Africa are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Johannesburg):

Azimuth: 124.6° RISE 21:32

Max altitude: 84.9° TRANSIT 5:05

Azimuth: 235.4° SET 12:35

Name:	Howick, South Africa
Latitude:	29° 28' 40.4" S
Longitude:	30° 13' 50.2" E
Timezone:	Africa/Johannesburg

Set Location

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